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traveled o the WesternHemisphereromAsia between 5,000and 30'000yearsago,WhihWsaround hesame ime hatJapan was beingsett|ed y stoneAge inhabitants' here sdenta| videne nd b|ood-type vidence o suppod this heory. dentalpatternhat s foundamongmostanienthuman ossi|s nthe Americas s consistentWith he denta| attern fancienthuman ossi|s n northeasternsia' |nblood ype, he at that b|ood ype B is a|mostnonexistent mongNativeAmerianpoUIationsut exists nAsianpopu|ationseads o theon|Usionhat migrationso the Ameris romsia tokp|aebefore he evo|ution f b|oodiype E}'Whih s be|ievedo haveourredaround 0,000yearsago. |naddition o the denta.and blood-type vidence,moregenera| vo|Utionaryvidene uggesis hat t took morethan20,000 ears or the Variety f physia|raits ommon o NativeAmericanpopu|ationsoevo|Ve, ndIingujsts road|y oncur hat he deve|opmentf the approimately00 distinctIanguages f the Native merianswould equire pproimatel5,000 ears.charaterizedhe Pleistoene poch.During hatperiodof time, herewerehugegIaciersho|ding normous o|umes f Water, nd, beauseof the hugeg|aiers,ea |eve|sWere smuchas 100 meters ower han heyare oday.he reduced ea leve|smeant hatAsi andNorthAmericaWere inkedWith 750-mile-wideandmass, amed}eringiafter he leringstraits hat now over t, and onsistedof tre|ess rasslandWithWarm ummers nd co|ddryWinters. eauseof thegeographia|eatures f Beringia Uringhe P|eistocene poh, t Wasn environmentel|-suitedo the |argemamma|s f he ime, uchas mammoth, asiodon,bison,horse,and reindeer, s We|| s to the stone AgehuntersWhodeendedon theseanim|sor theireistence' he stone Age inhabitants f the areaused theseanima|s ot on|yfor ood but a|so or she|ter,|othing, nd weapons;heyWere ble o spreadout and epandtheirhunting reass theirpopulations rew,and theirpopu|atjons ost jkelygrewat a Veryhigh atebeauseof the hugeamountof territory vai|a|eorexpansion.Asi to the Americas ookplaceas ear|y s 25,000 o 30,000 earsago.here s genera|agreementhat he migrationsook p|ae'but some be|ievehat he migrationsook plaemuh ater.No fossiIized umanboneshave been ound n what used to be Beringia;indinghumanbones dating rom25'000 o 0'000yearsagoWouldbe strongroofof the datesWhen he migrationsook p|ae.However, eauseWhatWasoneerigia s submergedbeneath ean Waters,t may be a formidable ask to unover ossi|evideneof migrationfromAsia o theAmericas hrough eringia.

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D A wide|y e|d heory oday s tht he anestorsof todayNativeAmericaneopIestraveled o the WesternHemisphere romAsia between25,000and 30,000yearsago' Whihwas around he same time hat Japan Was beingsett|ed y stone Age inhabi tants.here sdenta|evidene and b|ood-typeevidence to supot this theory A dental pattern hat is foundamongmost anienthuman ossils n the Ameris s onsistentWith he dentalpttern fanienthuman ossi|s n northeastern sia. n b|ood ype, he fat that b|ood ype B is a|mostnonexistent mong NtiveAmeriCanpopUlations ut eists n AsianpopuIationseads to thecon|usion that migrations o the Amerias from Asia took plce beforethe evolution of b|oodtype , Which s be|ieved o have ocurredaround30'000yearsago. In addition o the dentaand blood-type vidence,moregenera| volUtionaryVidene uggests hat t took morethan 0,000 ears or hevariety fphysica|raits ommon o Native meri opUIationsoevolve, nd Iinguists rpadlQUrhat he development f theapproximate|y00 distintIanguagesf the Native mericansWould equire pproimate|y5'000 ears.

straits hat nowcover t,and cosistedof treelessgrasslandWithWarm ummers nd olddryWinters.eause f.the.eographiaIeatures f Beringia uring hePleistoceneoch, t Wasanenvironment l}isitdo the |argemamma|s f the time,suhas mammoth,mastodon'bison,horse,and reindeer, s We|I s to the stoneAge huntersWhodependedon theseanima|sor heir istence. hestoneAge nhabitantsf heareaused hese nimals oton|yfor ood but a|so orshe|t( |othing, ndweapons; hiywereab|e o spreadout and epandtheir unting reas s theirPopu|ationsrew, nd heir opu|ationsost ikely rewat Veryhigh atebeause f thehuge mount f territoryvailableorepansion.@ t'ite.otr'eevidene, ota|l nthropologistsreoVinedhat hemigrationsfromAsia otheAmeriasook|ace s ear|y s 25,000o 30,000 ears go'@ here sgener|greementhat hemigrationsookplae, utsomebeIievehat hemigrationstookp|aemuh ter No ossi|izeduman oneshavebeen ound n Wht sed o beBeringia;inding uman onesdatingrom25,000 o 30,000 ears gowouldbe strong roofof hedateswhen hemigratinsook|ace. owever,eauseWhatWasonceBeringiassubmerged eneth eanWaters,t may be a fokjb|e task to uncover ossi| videneofmigrationromAsia o theAmerias hrough eringia.!l !

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.|2.heWord.ffiW" inparagrphis|osestn meaningo@ suerior@ maddening@ powerful@ difficult

Answer hoies (choose to compIetehechart):(1) herearegeogrphialesons o support his heory.(2) A numberof fossi|s rom hePleistoene poch havebeen ound n Beringi.(3) herearephysiologica|easons o support his heory(4) A studyof b|ood ypes ndites hat blood ype is rareamongNativeAmerians.(5) herere soio|ogicleasons o support his theory.(6) herere inguisti heories o suport his heory.

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his pssge discusses theory of migrtion rom the stern emisphee o theWestern Hemisphere25' o 30'0)yeers ago.

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